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Weekend wrap — Burns still standing

Carver High advanced to the third round of the Georgia Class AAA playoffs Friday, thanks in large part to Devin Burns. After forcing yet another Woodward punt, Carver needed only five plays before Burns scrambled up the middle and down the left ...

From MATT BRACKEN, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  23 Nov 2009

Calvert Hall's Lee headed to Towson

Calvert Hall small forward Damion Lee will play college basketball just a few miles down the road from his high school. The 6-foot-6, 195-pound small forward signed with Towson on Wednesday, picking the Tigers over Quinnipiac. “It’s a great feeling,” ...

From MATT BRACKEN, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Collegiate Athletic Association

Tobias Harris picks Tennessee

“I’m going to be playing my college basketball at the University of Tennessee,” said Harris, who announced his decision live on ESPNU Thursday night. Harris picked the Volunteers over Maryland, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Louisville, Syracuse and West ...

From MATT BRACKEN, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: ESPNU

Cleveland Melvin makes decision

Former Lake Clifton standout is headed to the Big East. Melvin, a 6-foot-8 forward, signed with UConn today, picking the Huskies over DePaul, Memphis, Seton Hall and South Florida. “He visited UConn for Midnight Madness,” said Anthony Lewis, Melvin’s ...

From MATT BRACKEN, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Memphis Grizzlies,  Anthony Lewis,  Rudy Gay

Two Poly prospects will wait to sign

Poly coach Renard Lewis isn’t afraid to admit that the Engineers' success this season will depend largely upon the effectiveness of two seniors -- forward Montray Clemons and combo guard Jeffrey Joynes. “Definitely it’s pivotal,” Lewis said. “They are ...

From MATT BRACKEN, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Comcast

Meet Ashton Pankey

By the time he was 12, had a pretty good idea that he would play college basketball. The 6-foot seventh-grader was a good student who wasn’t enamored with the game just yet, but that changed in hurry, especially after throwing down his first dunk that ...

From MATT BRACKEN, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: ESPN,  Amare Stoudemire,  LeBron James,  Cleveland Cavaliers,  Steve Francis

Ashton Pankey commits to Maryland

Rivera has coached New Heights for the past four years. While it’s tough for big guys to distinguish themselves in an “unorganized and mostly guard-oriented” AAU setting, Pankey has done his best to stand out on the circuit in Rivera's estimation. “In ...

From MATT BRACKEN, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  16 Nov 2009

Weekend wrap — Moore, Till lead Wise

Two Maryland commitments were instrumental in Wise’s 6-0 win over Eleanor Roosevelt in the Class 4A South Region semifinals Saturday. "I was just looking for a hole on that right side," Moore told The Gazette. "I wanted to follow a block from the ...

From MATT BRACKEN, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Eleanor Roosevelt,  Matt Robinson

Digital Harbor's Usher ready to sign

When Texas A&M-Corpus Christi opens its season Friday against Oregon State in Lubbock, the Islanders will have one assistant coach from Baltimore on the sideline (Kevin Norris, Lake Clifton) and two local players on the court (Kevin Palmer, Parkville ...

From MATT BRACKEN, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Nike,  George Mason

Meet Whitney Bays

The Maryland forward commitment was playing with the West Virginia Thunder in an AAU tournament in Lexington, Ky., when she tore her ACL. She had surgery on July 16 and has been rehabbing ever since. “When it happened, of course it was devastating,” ...

From MATT BRACKEN, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: ESPN,  Virginia Tech,  Candace Parker,  Boston Celtics,  Len Bias

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